10 biggest diamond heists

Here's a look at some of the most brazen heits in recent memory.

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Cartlon Cannes hotel (1994)

Three masked gunmen burst into the jewelry shop at the posh Carton Cannes and sprayed machine gun fire around to intimidate the staff (they had been firing blanks), before pulling off a smash-and-grab robbery. The gang made off with $60 million in gems. Ironically, the hotel was a major location in the 1955 Hitchcock thriller, "To Catch a Thief," starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly.

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Cartlon Cannes hotel (1994)

Three masked gunmen burst into the jewelry shop at the posh Carton Cannes and sprayed machine gun fire around to intimidate the staff (they had been firing blanks), before pulling off a smash-and-grab robbery. The gang made off with $60 million in gems. Ironically, the hotel was a major location in the 1955 Hitchcock thriller, "To Catch a Thief," starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly.